Female orgasmic disorder occurs when a woman is unable to
consistently achieve orgasm during sexual stimulation. Orgasmic
disorder is most commonly referred to as anorgasmia which means absence
of orgasm. FOD can be primary, secondary, situation, or general.

• Primary is lifelong anorgasmia where an individual have never experience orgasm from masturbation or with a sexual partner.

•
Secondary is acquired anorgasmia where an individual was able achieve
orgasm previously but currently have lost the ability to achieve orgasm
due to illness or side effects from certain prescribed medication.

•
Situational anorgasmia is when an individual is able to achieve orgasm
in some situations but not in others. A woman may be able to achieve
orgasm from masturbation but unable to do so with a partner or she may
be able to achieve orgasm with one partner but not with another.

• General anorgasmia is when an individual is not able to achieve orgasm in any situations or with different partners.

FOD
can cause distress in women but some have learned to enjoy the
experience of been able to get aroused from sexual stimulation and are
happy with their sexual activity without the presence of orgasm. Women
with orgasmic disorder are usually young, unmarried, and have less
education than women without orgasmic disorder.

Most sex therapist
indicates that women who enjoy sexual intercourse and experience orgasm
do not develop orgasmic disorder. Even though not all women experience
orgasm from sexual intercourse alone, this is not considered orgasmic
disorder as some prefer manual or oral stimulation of the clitoris to
achieve orgasm.

Causes of Female Orgasmic Disorder

FOD can be caused by a combination of physical and psychological factors. Physical caused of FOD may include the following.

Physical caused of FOD can be treated with estrogen therapy and
testosterone replacement therapy. Estrogen therapy involves the use of pills, patches, skin gel, vaginal
cream, and vaginal ring for treating FOD. Testosterone therapy is used
to treat woman with low level of testosterone and it also involved the
use of pills, patches, skin gel, and injection. Estrogen and
testosterone can help to increase sex drive and pleasure from sexual
stimulation that lead to orgasm.